As always, Gwang-taek plunged into the A-rank boss group and activated his sustained AoE aggro skill, Cry of Madness.
Of course, Seongjun had cast Absolute Shield on him.
Once aggro was drawn to Gwang-taek, Seongjun immediately summoned a soldier to clear a path to the boss and then activated his AoE skill.
Boom! Boom! Bang! Bang! Boomboomboom!
He amplified God’s Wrath through Amplification Authority, and as a result, all the monsters, including elites, were swept away in just two hits.
The lone remaining boss also crumbled helplessly under the powerful attacks that followed from Seongjun and his party.
“Ha! I already saw it in the video, but seeing it in person is no joke. Amazing! Truly amazing!”
At American Association President Andrew Miller’s words, the Association executives agreed.
“Yes, that’s really true. My God. Is that possible? I suspected the entire video was fabricated, or at least partially manipulated, but that… in person, it seems even more incredible than the video.”
“Healer Kim Seongjun is amazing, but what about that tanker? Tanking thousands of A-rank boss monsters alone? No, forget that—does an aggro skill that pulls aggro from thousands of monsters in one shot even exist?”
Even in the United States, called the strongest nation of Hunters, dealing with an A-rank boss group flooding out from a Dungeon Break required mobilizing most of the top guilds.
But Seongjun’s party, just four people, wiped out that enormous boss group.
How could this be explained?
Having seen it with their own eyes yet still finding it hard to believe, the American Association officials could only stand dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, the guilds that had come to support from the United States with Seongjun just sighed.
“Ha, I had a feeling it would turn out like this.”
“Tch. If I’d known this would happen, I should have just stayed in Korea. Why did I come all the way here and…?”
Having seen his performances in Korea and Japan, they knew Seongjun alone could handle an A-rank boss group.
So even as they came to the United States with Seongjun’s party, they wondered if they really needed to go.
But regardless, there was an official request from the United States, and under those circumstances, they couldn’t just send Seongjun’s party alone, so they participated—and sure enough, the result was as expected.
They just held their positions until the situation ended.
“We couldn’t ignore an official request. Think of it positively. Just treat it as a vacation to the United States for the first time in a while. Hahaha.”
What else could they do? Since they came, they had to hold their positions.
“It’s a bit disappointing. Receiving such a monstrous buff and not getting to use it.”
“Can’t be helped. By the way, Guild Master. It looks like things are finished here. What should we do now?”
At Choi Gang-hyeok’s question, the American Association President hurriedly replied.
“What? Ah! Right. Ha! I was so flustered that I spaced out for a moment. This… it ended as soon as it started, so I have nothing to say. Since it’s come to this, could you please come to Memphis with us? Even though the guild alliance is gathered there, they’re all exhausted and fighting a tough battle.”
Originally, while the American guild alliance handled the A-rank boss group in Memphis, the Korean support including Seongjun was supposed to handle or at least hold the A-rank boss group in Chicago.
In other words, the Korean support forces were to fulfill their role by dealing with the A-rank boss group in Chicago.
But what happened?
The battle ended in less than 10 minutes.
What an anticlimactic outcome.
Thus, the American Association President asked if they could go support Memphis instead.
“Hmm, support for Memphis? I think we need to first ask Hunter Kim Seongjun and his team members about their intentions.”
When asked if they could go support Memphis, Choi Gang-hyeok said they needed to ask Seongjun’s party first.
That was inevitable because without Seongjun’s buff, their capabilities were limited.
—
At that moment, Seongjun and his party, who had dealt with the boss group in an instant, were checking their rewards.
“Ha! Is this a Skill Enhancement Stone? It drops here?”
The loot included an S-rank Artifact, but the issue was what came from the Boss Raid Reward Box.
It was a Skill Enhancement Stone.
Seongjun had already used a Skill Enhancement Stone, which he received as payment for healing Karl Buckman, on Holy Weapon Enchant.
Since it drastically boosts option values regardless of skill level, Seongjun knew better than anyone how amazing its effects were.
“Skill Enhancement Stone? Oh! That thing you can’t buy even with money because there’s no supply? Crazy. But what are you going to use it on?”
At Gwang-taek’s question, Seongjun looked thoughtful for a moment.
“Hmm… I’ll try using it on an Authority first. If that doesn’t work, I’ll use it on God’s Wrath or Radiant Wind.”
Even though Authority is special beyond comparison to normal skills, from a broad perspective it could be considered a skill.
So he planned to first check if he could use it on an Authority, and if not, then on the AoE skills God’s Wrath or Radiant Wind.
Of course, the AoE skills from SS-rank and SSS-rank were individually stronger, but God’s Wrath and Radiant Wind were literally combo skills.
When combined, they were far more efficient than other single AoE skills.
So if he couldn’t use it on an Authority, he intended to use it on one of those two.
“Really? If you can use it on an Authority, which one would you use it on?”
“Of course, Guardian of the Saint. When I used the Skill Enhancement Stone on Holy Weapon Enchant last time, not only did the option values increase, but the duration also extended. Even though Guardian of the Saint lasts 3 hours, the longer the duration, the better, right?”
Although the new Authority was powerful, Seongjun’s top priority was Guardian of the Saint.
Frankly, it was an Authority that artificially creates an SSS-rank Hunter—what better Authority could there be?
Moreover, if Seongjun ever reached EX-rank, his entire party would become EX-rank.
“Oh! Really? Guardian of the Saint, huh. I hope the Skill Enhancement Stone works on an Authority. If the duration increases even a little, your range of movement will widen, right? Of course, it’s good for us too. Hahaha. Are you going to use it right now?”
At the question of using it immediately, Seongjun nodded and said,
“That’s the plan.”
Then he immediately used the Skill Enhancement Stone.
The target was the Authority, Guardian of the Saint.
As soon as he used the Skill Enhancement Stone,
Whoosh!
“Oh! It worked! It applies to an Authority too?”
The Guardian’s Authority was enhanced.
He thought it wouldn’t apply since it was a different concept from skills, but it applied surprisingly easily.
“Really? How much did it change?”
Seongjun checked the Authority briefly and widened his eyes.
“Wow! First, the duration increased by 30 minutes, so it lasts a total of 3 hours 30 minutes. But that’s not the important part. The application range of Guardian of the Saint expanded to a full 10 kilometers.”
The duration increase of 30 minutes was encouraging, but what was even more impressive was the range expanding to 10 kilometers.
Of course, that distance was far from covering all of Seoul, or even just the Gangbuk or Gangnam areas, but at least when a high-rank Dungeon Break occurred in an adjacent area within 10 kilometers, he could safely divide his power.
“10 kilometers? Ha! That’s amazing! Wait! Does that mean if you enhance it further, the range could increase even more?”
“Probably, right? When I just raised my level, the range didn’t increase, but by enhancing it, it expanded this much. I think I need to get more Skill Enhancement Stones. Well, if I can get them.”
Skill Enhancement Stones were items you couldn’t obtain even if you tried.
Of course, they sometimes appeared on auction sites, but competition was fierce.
Nevertheless, Seongjun intended to acquire Skill Enhancement Stones somehow and strengthen the Guardian Authority.
Even if not all of Seoul, he wanted to achieve a range that could cover at least the Gangnam or Gangbuk area completely.
Just then.
“Hey! Kim Seongjun! Good work.”
Choi Gang-hyeok approached Seongjun.
“Haha, yes. Guild Master Choi Gang-hyeok, good work to you too.”
“Ha? Are you teasing me? I just stood there doing nothing—what work did I do?”
At Choi Gang-hyeok’s words, Seongjun made an awkward expression.
“Does it count like that? Anyway, what’s up?”
“Ah! The American Association President asked if we could go support Memphis. So I came to ask your opinion.”
After all, they had flown all the way to the United States and only fired two AoE skills and a few single-target finishing moves.
There was no reason not to go.
“Sure. Let’s do that.”
When Seongjun readily agreed, Choi Gang-hyeok added one more thing.
“But hey. Let us fight a bit this time. Since you end things so quickly, we have nothing to do. We flew all the way to the United States—we should at least swing our swords once. In Memphis, please just thoroughly play the role of a healer. If it seems like the situation is going bad, then step in.”
After all, with Seongjun’s buff, they could display overwhelming ability even against A-rank monsters.
Moreover, as long as Seongjun was there, as long as they didn’t die, they could be perfectly healed.
So Choi Gang-hyeok asked Seongjun to just play the role of a healer temporarily when they got to Memphis.
Since they came all the way to the United States, they should get a proper fight in.
“Haha, shall we do that then? Anyway, if we’re moving to Memphis, let’s hurry.”
Thus, Seongjun’s party and the Top 10 Guilds, who had quickly dealt with the A-rank boss group in Chicago, left the scene to the American side and immediately moved to Memphis.
—
Memphis defense line.
The American guild alliance was putting up quite a fight against the A-rank boss group.
Perhaps because so many powerful Hunters were deployed, even though they were exhausted and low on energy, they steadily reduced the number of monsters without giving an inch.
However, injuries kept occurring, so the situation wasn’t exactly good.
Bang! Bang! Boom! Boom!
“Ghk! Hck! R-rotation!”
“Rotate! Get back quickly!”
The tanker who had been holding well finally got injured, and they quickly swapped with a reserve tanker standing by.
The problem was that this situation was occurring consistently across the entire defense line.
“We need to find a way! We can hold for now, but if this continues, our side will collapse first, William!”
Normally, while the tankers held, the dealers would launch a fierce offensive to quickly reduce the number of monsters.
But now, energy was depleted, making it hard to launch a fierce offensive.
Of course, the number of monsters was still decreasing, but compared to Boston and Pittsburgh, the reduction rate was significantly slower.
In short, more tankers were being taken out of the fight than monsters were decreasing.
And if this continued, the defense line would inevitably collapse.
“Right now, there’s no particular method. At least the guilds that cleared the B-rank boss groups in Dallas and Salt Lake City are said to be heading here. When they join, it’ll get a bit better.”
Although they were inferior in quality to the guilds currently here, once they joined, the situation would improve significantly.
For now, that was the only thing they could hope for.
But then.
“G-guild Master!”
One of the Holy Emperor guild members hurriedly approached William.
“What is it?”
“We got a message from the Association! Hunter Kim Seongjun and the Korean support forces are currently moving to Memphis!”
What kind of strange news is this?
The support forces from Korea had just arrived in Chicago—why would they suddenly come to Memphis?
“What? Hunter Kim Seongjun is coming here? What about Chicago? Don’t tell me… it’s already been dealt with?”
Given Seongjun’s performance in the video, the Chicago situation could have been resolved in an instant.
So William judged that the Chicago situation might already be over.
And his prediction was exactly right.
“I can’t believe it, but according to the Association, the full-scale battle at the Chicago site ended in less than 10 minutes.”
At that, Johnny Dempfer of Phoenix made a bewildered expression.
“Is that true? It ended in less than 10 minutes? There were over 2,000 normal monsters alone, not to mention the boss and elites—in that short time?”
Is this something they’re supposed to believe?
No, what kind of Hunter has such ability?
“I verified it several times! They left Chicago a little over an hour ago, and they’ll arrive at Memphis Airport in about 30 minutes!”
Though unbelievable, they had no choice but to believe.
What would the Association gain by lying about something like this?
“Ha! So that video wasn’t fake? There really is a Hunter capable of that?”
Johnny Dempfer and the nearby Hunters could only make baffled expressions.
—
The Memphis guild alliance was still maintaining the defense line, but they were gradually reaching their limit.
As time passed, the frequency of injuries increased, while the rate of monster reduction actually decreased.
But at that moment.
Whoosh—!
An incredible buff unlike anything they had ever experienced enveloped them.
“Ha! W-what is this!”
“Crazy! My stats…”
“All-in-One? What is this?”
The truly monstrous buff left the Hunters speechless.
Of course, they didn’t just stand there gaping; they were fiercely fighting the monsters.
Only William and the Holy Emperor guild members, who had personally received All-in-One before, realized that Seongjun had arrived.
“This! He’s finally here!”
As William exclaimed with a flushed face, Johnny Dempfer of Phoenix asked in disbelief.
“Arrived? Don’t tell me… this buff right now is from that Kim Seongjun guy?”
William smiled and said,
“Of course. I’ve received it several times in Korea—would I mistake this? But what happened? The buff seems even stronger than before. Anyway, now that Kim Seongjun is here, the situation will be resolved soon.”
Buffs aside, if he was as depicted in the video, the situation would be settled in no time.
Seongjun and his party approached William.
“William! Long time no see. We came as fast as we could, but we’re late.”
At Seongjun’s words, William laughed heartily.
“Welcome! I was waiting after hearing from the Association that Korean support was coming! But the buff… it’s gotten even stronger than before.”
“Something happened. Anyway, the situation doesn’t look good. There seem to be many injured.”
Although Seongjun’s buff had reversed the situation, it was clear they had been fighting an extremely tough battle.
“We poured almost all our power into dealing with the A-rank boss groups in Boston and Pittsburgh, so the damage was heavy. Plus, Mana and Aura were depleted.”
Since Seongjun had already heard about the situation, he nodded and said,
“I heard. You’ve worked hard. There are Hunters who came with me from Korea, so please hold the line with them. Meanwhile, I’ll heal the injured.”
“Haha! Even just this buff is enough to reverse the situation. But Hunter Kim Seongjun, aren’t you going to join the battle?”
At William’s question about not participating in combat, Seongjun smiled and said,
“This time, I intend to thoroughly focus on my role as a healer. You’ve been fighting hard all this time—I can’t come late and steal your glory. But don’t worry. As long as I’m here, not a single person will die.”
Seongjun’s healing skills were on a completely different level from other healers.
Frankly, just with sustained healing skills, one was unlikely to die.
But Seongjun had many healing skills far stronger than sustained skills, and he could use all of them in Wide Area Mode.
Even if he only used healing skills while treating the injured, no Hunter would die easily.
“I see. That’s true. With such a monstrous buff, I can’t ask you to handle the monsters too. Understood. Then I’ll entrust the injured to you.”
With those words, William Craft headed back to the front.
Following him, the Korean Hunters moved to the front.
“We’ll sweep away the monsters, so you handle the rear.”
“Hoho, finally I can make full use of the buff boost.”
With Seongjun’s buff, the Korean Hunters exuded strong confidence.
—
Meanwhile, Karl Buckman remained in New York, tracking the Revolution.
Based on the data Seongjun had given him, he was chasing individuals suspected to be Revolution members.
“Ha! This guy is actually a Revolution member? An actor who even won an Academy Award for Best Actor—what was he lacking?”
Among the Revolution members, there were many ordinary people, but also plenty of celebrities known by name.
And the person Karl Buckman was currently chasing was a very famous actor, one who had even won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
If Seongjun hadn’t provided the data, he wouldn’t have believed it even after seeing it.
“Hmm? Who is that?”
While tailing from a distance, a new figure caught Karl Buckman’s eye.
From the way the actor—presumed to be a Revolution member—treated him with utmost respect, it seemed he held a fairly high rank within the Revolution.
“He seems to be quite high up in the Revolution. Could he be the Grand Overlord that Hunter Kim Seongjun mentioned? Hmm, but what should I do? If I follow him into the building, I might be discovered. Should I withdraw here?”
He had given his team members leave and was currently tailing alone.
Thus, he had to be cautious.
Although Karl Buckman was S-rank, albeit not fully recovered, the enemy was not just one person but several.
Moreover, there was someone presumed to be the Grand Overlord, whom Seongjun had warned him to be careful of.
So Karl Buckman couldn’t help but hesitate.
After a moment of thought, Karl Buckman seemed to make a decision and headed toward the building.
“Still, since I came this far, I have to check. If it gets risky, I can just escape.”
With that, Karl Buckman moved toward the building where the Revolution members had entered.
I Became an EX-Class All-Round Priest Chapter 149
E-book publication date: 2025.11.14
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